Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meanings of terms used in this Part 3 shall be as follows:
ACT or THE ACT
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the
"Clean Water Act," as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.,
as may be amended.
ASTM
The American Society for Testing and Materials.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days
at 20º C. expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer,
terminating three feet (0.9 meter) outside the inner face of the building
wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal; also called "house connection."
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer designed and intended to receive both sewage and
surface water runoff.
EASEMENT
An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned
by others.
FLOATABLE OIL
Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will
separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment
facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if
it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
GARBAGE
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and serving of foods.
INDUSTRIAL USER
Any industrial or commercial establishment with a classification
as designated in the Standard Industrial Classification, latest edition,
as published by the Executive Office of the President, and who utilizes
the services of the Town's sewer system.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The wastewater from industrial processes, trade or business
as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastewater.
INSPECTOR
The Inspector of Sewerage Facilities of the Town of Seneca
Falls or his or her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows,
into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or
groundwater.
NYSDEC
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
or a duly authorized official of said Department.
O&M
The operation and maintenance of the sewerage works.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration.
The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter
of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of seven and
a hydrogen ion concentration of 10-7.
POLLUTION
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical,
biological and radiological integrity of water.
POTW TREATMENT PLANT
That portion of the municipal system which is designed to
provide treatment, including recycling and reclamation, of wastes
received by the municipal system shall be the treatment facilities
of the Town of Seneca Falls.
PRETREATMENT
The reduction of the amount of pollutant properties in wastewater
to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise
introducing such pollutants into a POTW. The reduction or alteration
can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes, process
changes or by other means, except as prohibited by 40 CFR 403.6, General
Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution,
and any amendments thereto.
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
A privately owned system for the treatment and ultimate disposal
of wastewater, such as a septic tank and/or other subsurface disposal
system serving one or more structures.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch (1.27 centimeters)
in any dimension.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW)
A treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Act (33
U.S.C. § 1292); includes any sewers that convey wastewater
to the POTW but does not include pipes, sewers or other conveyances
not connected to a facility providing treatment.
PUBLIC SEWER
A common sewer controlled by a governmental agency or public
utility.
RESIDENTIAL USER
All premises used only for human residency and which is connected
to the wastewater facilities.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with minor quantities of groundwater, stormwater and surface
water that are not admitted intentionally.
SANITARY WASTEWATER
Domestic wastewater with stormwater and surface water excluded
and includes wastewater discharging from the sanitary conveniences
of dwellings (including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings,
industrial plants or institutions.
SEWAGE
The spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater"
(defined below).
SEWER
A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
SEWERAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER
Any user who:
(1)
Has a discharge flow of 25,000 gallons or more
per average work day;
(2)
Has a flow greater than 5% of the flow in the
municipality's wastewater system;
(3)
Has in his or her waste toxic pollutants as
defined pursuant to Section 307 of the Act;
(4)
Has been identified as one of the 21 industrial
categories pursuant to Section 307 of the Act; or
(5)
Is found by the county to have significant impact,
either singly or in combination with other contributing industries,
on the treatment or collection system.
SLUG
Any discharge of water or wastewater which, in concentration
of any given constituent or in quantity of flow, exceeds, for any
period of duration longer than 15 minutes, more than five times the
average twenty-four-hour concentration of flows during normal operation
and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance
of the wastewater treatment works. The following shall be considered
average concentrations for normal operations:
|
Parameter
|
Concentration
(milligrams per liter)
|
---|
|
BOD
|
60
|
|
Suspended solids
|
70
|
|
Chlorine demand
|
15
|
SPDES DISCHARGE PERMIT
The State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System discharge
permit issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Town of Seneca
Falls or his or her authorized deputy, agent or representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
The total suspended matter that either floats on the surface
of or is in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids and that
is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in the Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater and referred to
as "nonfilterable residue."
TOWN
The Town of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York.
TOWN BOARD
The duly elected Town Board of the Town of Seneca Falls or
its authorized deputy, agent or representative.
UNPOLLUTED WATER
Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria
in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water
quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
USC
The user charge system of the sewerage works.
USEPA
The United States Environmental Protection Agency or a duly
authorized official of said Agency.
WASTEWATER
The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source,
it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions,
together with any groundwater, source water and stormwater that may
be present.
WATERCOURSE
A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water,
either continuously or intermittently.